Windy, but I'll take it.

Typical Calgary weather the last couple of days, strong west wind (very strong yesterday), mostly sunny, and dry. Taking my dog Yola for a walk in a nearby park yesterday, the wind gusts were whipping up the snow, and it was cold on my thinly gloved hands.

Yola, the great rodent tracker, thought she heard the creepings of mice under the crusted snow.

Meanwhile, having a macro lens on the camera helps you appreciate beauty on a small scale, like this leaf perched on an icy dome over a creek, formed during the recent cold spell.

Welcome to the Year of the Ox

It's now the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar, and I wish everyone well. My partner T just finished the last commision in the series of 12 papier mache creations designating each year. Here's a photo of the Ox, freshly hung in her dentist's office this morning.

Tip a wee dram fer Robbie Burns

Acchh! All lassies & laddies - being 1/8th Scottish from my mother's side, I say it's not to late to have one for Robbie Burns today, the 250th anniversary of his birth.

X Marks the Spot

I trust that last night's record $67+ million Lotto 6-49 jackpot was divvied up amongst deserving souls. I'm sure that had I bought a ticket, I would've been amongst them. ;)

Refrozen after the Thaw

Yesterday may have been part of the denial stage. Today, I'm feeling a little more numb - much like the Robin at left in the weather which blew in grey, cold and brisk. The warm chinook winds are gone for now, and I must face reality - which in truth, is not so bitter. Definitely, the warm wishes of friends and family greatly ease the chill. Of course, there's also my wonderful companion Yola (pictured in her prime-time portfolio at left).

A New Day

Allow me to introduce myself - my name is Bob, and my tag line is SubCMan. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

This is a new day, both for the Obama administration, and for myself. As of yesterday, my career is temporarily a victim of the growing global recession and the resulting crash in commodity prices. In the short term, I hope to use this time to explore interests, such as photography, that I didn't feel that I could devote enough time to previously.

In the coming days, weeks, months (?), I hope to comment / vent on things and ideas that interest me, interspersed with photos, and perhaps the odd comic sketch. Thanks for stopping in.